Though capacity at Blanco State Park is limited to 25 percent due to social distancing regulations, that didn’t stop crowds from packing the Blanco River when nice weather was in abundance last Sunday. Vehicles were seen lining along the road and in parking areas near Waters Dam, outside the state park.
Blanco County business owners, already a hard-working bunch, have been working even harder to adapt and overcome challenges while the coronavirus continues to affect the local economy.
“At a time of year when Blanco is normally welcoming a lot of visitors, it’s frustrating for our members that were undoubtedly looking forward to a prosperous season,” said Libbey Aly, Blanco Chamber of Commerce executive director.
The Blanco County Recycling Center, located at 425 Jones Street in Blanco, has reopened after a week of closure due to the pandemic.
Recycling is considered an essential business, however, the center was temporarily closed to protect the employees on April 6. Operations are back to normal, but social distancing is strongly encouraged during this time.
The center has multiple bins for the different recyclables and each bin has a sign to help identify which item goes where.
You might not be aware due to COVID-19, but there’s a new face at Blanco City Hall.
Laurie Cassidy was hired as the city secretary in March and her first day on the job was April 1. She has lived in Texas her whole life and in Blanco for the past two years.
No one ever said teaching is an easy profession, but coronavirus school closures mean that Blanco teachers are doing more than remotely instructing students in their usual classes. They’re also teaching their own youngsters at home and providing a support system for stressed-out parents.
It’s been a time of learning for three Blanco Independent School District teachers with more than 40 years of combined teaching experience.
Julie Young has taught first grade at Blanco Elementary for ...
Blanco County was made aware Monday of eight individuals in the southern part of the county who had serology (antibody) testing performed over the weekend as a result of exposure to a confirmed case outside the county. All eight tests came back positive.
According to Blanco County Emergency Management, it is important to understand the difference between PCR testing and serology testing.
Marci Henna grew up in Johnson City and keeps up with friends and family here. She and her husband, Louis Henna, understand the challenges faced by Blanco County residents, particularly in current times, with COVID-19.
“We care very much about Blanco County, and the donation is a love gift,” Marci Henna said.
The Blanco County Emergency Services Auxiliary was founded in Fall of 2018 and is a 501 (c) (3) to help lessen the burden of the Blanco County Emergency Services District No. 2 (ESD2).
The mission statement states the “primary purpose of the Blanco County Emergency Services Auxiliary is to reduce the burden of the Blanco County Emergency District No.
Judge Brett Bray called the special meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners Court to order at 9 a.m. on April 28 with commissioners: Tommy Weir, Emil Ray Uecker, Chris Liesmann, and Paul Granberg present. The meeting was streamed via Zoom.
Public comments from Kenneth Welch were heard after the pledge. Welch addressed his comments that were not heard at the last meeting explaining that he was in support of the road and bridge grant application and is pleased that the contract was approve ...
It started with a text to the gals in the neighborhood. “Hey do you all need masks?” said Rona Bonn, a resident of Rockin’ J Ranch – a 1,064 acre golf-course community located about six miles south of Blanco.
“We were just going to help out the neighbors,” she said, but word got out and this small, neighborly gesture grew into a finely tuned production of a dozen people working together to produce almost 900 fabric masks in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
